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.@wmarybeard speaks tonight at the Getty Center on Roman emperors in art since the Renaissance—join along as we live tweet.
Beard begins with her favorite painting in the Getty collection—“The Age of Augustus, the Birth of Christ” by Jean-Léon Gérôme gty.art/2kRt5SF
Beard begins with her favorite painting in the Getty collection—“The Age of Augustus, the Birth of Christ” by Jean-Léon Gérôme gty.art/2kRt5SF
@wmarybeard The painting contrasts Roman imperial pomp and power in the background with a nativity scene (described as "gothic" by some critics) in the foreground, says #MaryBeard.
The emperor here? Augustus, leader of Rome at the time of Jesus's birth.
The emperor here? Augustus, leader of Rome at the time of Jesus's birth.
@wmarybeard Upon Jesus’s birth, Augustus consulted a pagan prophetess, the Sibyl, on whether anyone would be born more powerful than the emperor himself—and whether he should allow himself to be worshipped as a god.
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